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This week is the five-year anniversary of the Black Lives Matter movement. We hear from Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and the author of the new book, WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, a meaningful, empowering account of strength and resilience.
In this conversation, hosted by longtime organizer Cat Brooks, we hear Khan-Cullors’ insights on black liberation, police terrorism and the criminalization of black activism in America.
WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST takes an intimate look at Khan-Cullors’ time growing up in Van Nuys, California, surrounded by a devoted family and supportive friends. She weaves her experiences into the larger picture of how predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are under constant systemic attack. From an unrelenting and hostile police presence, to disproportionate punitive action, to lack of basic social and medical services, Khan-Cullors explains how lack of personal security and dignity makes daily life an act of survival.
Featuring:
Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and Cat Brooks, co-founder Anti Police -Terror Project
Credits:
Host: Anita Johnson
Producers: Monica Lopez, Salima Hamirani, and Anita Johnson
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
